The US government’s shutdown has had drastic effects on Antarctic research, including collaborations with Australian and New Zealand teams. The timing of the shutdown at the start of the summer research period meant that many projects could not be restarted even after funding resumed.

UK explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is taking on one of the world’s most hostile environments and last remaining polar challenges by attempting to cross Antarctica in winter - the coldest journey on Earth.

NASA scientists have revealed the inner workings of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica and found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ozone hole.

The US government’s shutdown has had drastic effects on Antarctic research, including collaborations with Australian and New Zealand teams. The timing of the shutdown at the start of the summer research period meant that many projects could not be restarted even after funding resumed.